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The Unexpected Uses of Urso- and Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid in the Treatment of Non-liver Diseases

Tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) is the taurine conjugate of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), a US Food and Drug Administration–approved hydrophilic bile acid for the treatment of certain cholestatic liver diseases. There is a growing body of research on the mechanism(s) of TUDCA and its potential ther...

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Autores principales: Vang, Sheila, Longley, Katie, Steer, Clifford J., Low, Walter C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Global Advances in Health and Medicine 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4030606/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24891994
http://dx.doi.org/10.7453/gahmj.2014.017